Ancient Britain Had Apartheid-Like Society, Study Suggests

When Anglo-Saxons first arrived in Britain 1,600 years ago, they created an apartheid-like society that oppressed the native Britons and wiped out almost all of the British gene pool, according to a new study.

By treating Britons like slaves and imposing strict rules, the small band of Anglo-Saxonswho had come from what is now Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlandsquickly dominated the country, leaving a legacy of Germanic genes and the English language, both of which still dominate Britain today.